Obituary: Nancy DavisNancy J. Davis, 80, of Russellville passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1937, a daughter of William H. Gill and Louis Naomi Beckett Gill. She was a resident of Brookdale in Russellville, where she enjoyed many friends among her fellow residents. She enjoyed quilting and earned several awards from the Saint Mary’s County Fair in Maryland for her quilting creations. Nancy held a Bach...

Obituary: Ricky GilbertDANVILLE — Ricky Joe Gilbert, age 74, of Chickalah Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Dec. 27, 1942, in Calico Rock, to the late Lyle and Vivian Hurst Gilbert. He was a Navy veteran and he was retired from Dow Chemical and Zero Mountain in Russellville. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Perry Gilbert. Survivors include his wife, Patty Gilbert; daughter, Lynn Gilbert a...

Obituary: Allen ChristyDARDANELLE — Allen Lionell Christy, age 88, of Dardanelle, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at his home. He was born May 2, 1929, at Harkeys Valley, to the late Roy and Gertrude Miller Christy. He was a member of the Dardanelle Church of Christ and he loved to fish, hunt and visiting with friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Sheila Christy Trigg. Survivors include his beloved wife of 65 years, Evelyn Christy; one son,...

Obituary: Wilma SimsDARDANELLE — Wilma Fay Hilliard Sims, age 81, of Dardanelle, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1936, at Centerville, to the late Waveland and Sadie Scoles Hilliard. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 56 years, Leon Sims; four brothers, Clayton Dude, Billy, Jimmy and Benny Hilliard and one great-grandchild, Marlee Jae Sims. Survivors include her children, Tommy and Debbie Sims of Dyersburg, Te...

Clarksville's Ralphie May dies at 45LOS ANGELES -- A spokeswoman for Ralphie May says the comedian has died. He was 45. In a statement Friday, publicist Stacey Pokluda said May, who was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., and raised in Clarksville, died of cardiac arrest. She said he had been fighting pneumonia, which caused him to cancel a few appearances in the past month. His body was found Friday morning at a private residence in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, May was named casino comedia...

ObituariesNancy Davis Nancy J. Davis, 80, of Russellville passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1937, a daughter of William H. Gill and Louis Naomi Beckett Gill. She was a resident of Brookdale in Russellville, where she enjoyed many friends among her fellow residents. She enjoyed quilting and earned several awards from the Saint Mary's County Fair in Maryland for her quilting creations. Nancy...

Obituary: Winnie KinseyWinnie Kinsey, age 73, of Russellville, died Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Russellville. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville at 3 p.m. Monday and under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. A complete obituary will be published in a future edition of The ...

Obituary: Michael CollinsDARDANELLE — Michael Glenn Collins, age 57, of Delaware, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at his home. He was born July 6, 1960, at Austin, Texas to the late Richard Collins Sr. and Betsy Joann Ingle. He loved to fish, cook and collecting cars and trucks. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Survivors include three children, Shane Collins, Tiffany Halsted and husband Jason, Jason Collins and wife Jennifer; eight brothers; two si...

Obituary: C.B. LunsfordDARDANELLE — C.B. Lunsford, age 78, of Russellville, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. He was born Dec. 20, 1938, at Blue Ball, to the late Boyd and Bertha Yandell Lunsford. He was a member of Crow Mountain Baptist Church. He loved riding motorcycles and was a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association. C.B. also loved hunting, fishing, dirt bikes and race cars. He was preceded in death by his parents; two...

Obituary: C.B. LunsfordDARDANELLE — C.B. Lunsford age, 78, of Russellville, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. Visitation will be from 9:30-10 a.m. on Friday, at the church prior to the service. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at the Crow Mountain Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hunt Cemetery in Dutch Creek. A complete obituary will be published in a future edition of The Courier. Arrangements are by Cornwe...

Obituary: Walter BaechleDANVILLE — Walter Baechle, age 77, of Ola, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Mitchell’s Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 4, 1939, in Heidelberg, Germany, to the late Anton and Marie Georgi Baechle. He was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Marie Baechle. Survivors include his wife, Regina Baechle; daughter, Belinda Baechle of Hot Springs Village; sister, Erna Robison (OJ) of Plainview; grandchildren, Kyle Wal...

Obituary: Rebecca JonesDANVILLE — Rebecca Evelyn Jones, age 97, of Sallisaw, Okla., passed away on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Sparks Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born May 28, 1920, in Belleville, to the late Robert A. and Sara Elizabeth Kirkwood White. Rebecca worked for the Selective Service System for 22 years. She was a member of the Sallisaw First Baptist Church, Fidelia Sunday School Class, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, American Legion Aux...

Obituary: Betty McKinleyDARDANELLE — Betty Sue McKinley, age 75, of Lawrence, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Nov. 19, 1941, in Pope County, the daughter of Carl L. and Mammie Carlisle Freeman. She graduated from high school, and was an owner and operator of daycare facilities in Rogers and Lawrence for many years. She married James A. McKinley on Mar. 22, 1975, in Russellville. James survives her, other survivors ...

Obituary: Mary ColeDARDANELLE — Mary Lou Cole, age 82, of Dardanelle, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born April 4, 1935, at Perryville, Mo., to the late Lulu Mary Colin. She was preceded in death by her mother; a sister, Geraldine Rasco; sons, David K. Colin, Calvin E. Rasco; and a grandson, James Colin. Survivors include her husband, Earving “Buddy” L. Cole of Dardanelle; three children, Phyllis L. Marti...

Obituary: Brenda RileyDARDANELLE — Brenda Sue Riley, 72, passed away Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. She was born March 4, 1945, in Richmond, Calif. to William and Emma Young. She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, William Louis Young and Glen Edward Young. She is survived by her husband, Larry Sim Riley; sons, Pastor William L.S. Riley (Joannie), and Russell J.D. Riley (Victoria); daughters, Tammy Sue Ballard (Roy), and Loretta Lynn Reed (Christopher); broth...

Obituary: Mildred ShinnMildred Gladys Shinn, age 101, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Stella Manor Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 17, 1916, in London to Frank Floyd and Rebecca Geneva Powell McDonald. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Ken Shores Sunday school class. She has genuinely loved this small town, The Courier-Democrat, area churches and children. She started Russellville’s first daycare and preschool and served on the board that began Fr...

Obituary: Louetta DuvallATKINS — Louetta Jane Brewer Duvall, 70, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at her home in Pottsville. She was born on Pine Ridge, south of Pottsville, to the late Ike and Maureen Reynolds Brewer. According to her mother, she was born on April 4, 1947, in the home but the doctor’s wife filled out the birth certificate with April 3. Known as Louetta to family and Jane to her school friends, she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She att...

Obituary: Tammy LoveDARDANELLE — Tammy Lynn Love, age 55, of Dardanelle, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at her home. She was born July 24, 1962, at Danville, to Jimmy Cossey and Imogene Rainey. She loved music, crafts, fishing and hunting. Survivors include her parents, Bobby and Imogene West of Russellville; children, Mikel Martinez of Dardanelle, Lacie Love of Clarksville; one brother, James West of California; one aunt, Charlene Scoles of Centerville and two ...

Obituary: Dudley Wells IIIDARDANELLE — Dudley Harold Wells III, age 69, of Russellville, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Saint Vincent Health Systems in Little Rock. He was born Nov. 18, 1947, in Montgomery, Ala., to the late Dudley Harold Wells Jr. and Anna Barbara Eakle. He had a Bachelor of Science Degree from Arkansas Tech. He was a master electrician and he taught at Russellville Training Center. He was a United States Army veteran, a member of the Knights of Co...

Obituary: Verna AppleDARDANELLE — Verna Mae Apple, age 93, of Russellville, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at Brookdale Nursing Center. She was born June 3, 1924, at Sidney, to the late Homer and Cora Gray Wilkes. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and First Assembly of God Women’s Ministries in Russellville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Rev. J.R. Apple and one brother, William O. Wilkes. Survivors include one nephew, Larry ...